Mission must stay downtown

Gail Kerr got it right in her Sept. 23 column, "Leave Rescue Mission where it is to do what it does best."

The Nashville Rescue Mission should stay right in the middle of downtown. Heartbreak and religion are the heart and soul of country music, and they come together every evening at the Mission.

Can a country troubadour get it right without ever performing before the hungry at the worship service? Can a country fan understand the music without staying up late to wash and dry a sleeping homeless person's clothes so he or she can have something clean to wear in the morning?

Having the Nashville Rescue Mission a few steps down the street from Music City Center gives artists and all of us a chance to walk the walk and not just sing the songs.

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Mission must stay downtown

Gail Kerr got it right in her Sept. 23 column, 'Leave Rescue Mission where it is to do what it does best.'